Editing Bin

{{Quality|Unrated}}
{{av}}
{{v50_furniture|name=Bin
|tile=X|col=0:6:0
|graphic=[[File:bin premium.png]]
|wood=y
|metal=y
|glass=n
|cloth=n
|leather=n
|ceramic=n
|bone=n
|shell=n
|gem=n
|wax=n
|used for=
* Storage
}}

{{Translation
| dwarven = osed
| elvish  = masa
| goblin  = sputo
| human   = itlud
}}

A '''bin''' is a specially made basket for certain [[stockpile]]s. A bin can be made from one [[wood|wooden log]] at a [[carpenter's workshop]] or forged from 3 [[metal]] [[bar]]s at a [[forge]]. Bins make it possible to store lots of objects into one tile of a stockpile. A stockpile without a bin will likely fill up fast, leaving any remaining items where they are to get in the way. When a bin is empty, the sprite will be that of an empty bin with no lid, whereas a bin with one item or more will have a lid, albeit slightly tilted.

Bins are therefore incredibly useful to a maturing fortress. The best material for bins is generally [[wood]], because wooden bins are the lightest bins and will therefore save your haulers' time. Of course, if you intend to use bins next to a volcano or something equally [[fire|hot]], you may want to use metal bins. 

If you are facing a wood shortage, it will not save you wood to make metal bins if you are using charcoal as fuel (unless you don't have access to magma of course). This is because smelting 5 bars of metal requires one unit of charcoal (which is made from one log), while forging the bin requires another unit of charcoal. Therefore the wood cost for each metal bin is 1.6 logs.

Stockpiles that use bins are [[ammunition|ammo]], [[armor]], [[bar]]s/[[block]]s, [[cloth]], [[Currency|coins]], [[finished goods]], [[gems]], [[leather]] and [[weapon]]s. [[Food]] stockpiles use [[barrel]]s and [[large pot]]s instead of bins. Other stockpiles do not use anything at all.

Bins are a fast way to transport trade goods to a [[trade depot]]. Instead of carrying the individual item, the dwarf will haul the whole container for trade. Though if the contents inside are heavy, it will still take a long time.

For information on managing bins in stockpiles, see [[using bins and barrels]].

Melted metal bins return a single bar.

[[File:Wood (2942371043).jpg|thumb|A large number of wooden bins stacked upon each other.]]

== Bugs ==

* Hauling jobs block access to all the items in the destination containers until the hauling is complete. This often results in cancellation spam and work delays.{{bug|9004}} One workaround is creating a "feeder stockpile" with containers disabled.

* Items in bins are sometimes not found for tasks.{{bug|8755}}

== See also ==
* [[Storage]]


[[ru:Bin]]